Personal Care Assistance

Homemaker

To assist with household duties, which may include shopping and meal preparation, routine household cleaning and laundry.

Escorted Transportation

To provide transportation to medical appointments, beauty shops, as well as shopping, groceries and banking.

Companionship & Respite

To provide help with reading, writing letters, playing games or just quiet company. Respite care can also aid other caregivers with needed time off.

What is a Personal Care Attendant (PCA)/Personal Support Specialist (PSS)?

Personal Support Specialists and Personal Care Attendants are trained to respond to the specialized needs of clients. A PCA/PSS assists clients with the activities of daily living. Some of these functions we may take for granted, however, other members of our community need a ‘Helping Hand’ to maintain an acceptable home environment.

A PCA/PSS can help clients tremendously with some of the following everyday tasks:

Many people advertise privately to do PCA/PSS work, but HELPING HANDS employees have attended a training course approved by the State of Maine Department of Education and are Certified as a PCA/PSS or have obtained equivalent or greater training. HELPING HANDS makes sure that the PCA/PSS has these skills and the competency to best perform the tasks necessary to assist those clients in need. A qualified Agency also eliminates the concerns of Payroll, Workers Compensation Insurance, Liability Insurance, Fidelity Bonds and IRS paperwork requirements.